Squeeze or not?

[jkhlt1210]

G'day guys do I squeeze my BIAB or not?????? My LHBS has advised to not squeeze because of tannins or something??? I squeezed last brew they reckon it will be too bitter.....To squeeze or not to squeeze????

 

[Pokey]

Squeezing is fine

 

[jkhlt1210]

Furthermore can I sparge with BIAB?????

 

[jkhlt1210]

Squeezing is fine

Cheers mate!

 

[bradsbrew]

Squeeze then sparge. You would be more likely to extract tannins after sparging

 

[Diggs]

Furthermore can I sparge with BIAB?????

Yes, sparge away. BIAB is designed to be simple with no sparge, but you can certainly do so.

 

[Lemon]

Why squeeze?
I use a remarkable process called patience.
With patience I let the bag hang, and hang, and hang, all through the boil, until I finally can't leave it Any longer - have to pack up.
With patience no squeezing is needed. Grain is as dry as chips.

My Wife calls my patience, laziness, but I call it genius.

Lemon

 

[GABBA110360]

whring it's neck.
I cant see a problem as it is still at your mash temp.
I squeeze the crap out a mine

 

[NickB]

Try this podcast - with insights from the creators of BIAB (including our no-longer-active PistolPatch)

http://traffic.libsyn.com/basicbrewing/bbr04-24-14biablegacy.mp3

 

[Gr390ry]

I'm a squeezer and as for sparging, if I am doing it I usually go with an easy dunk sparge.

 

[beercus]

hoist bag after mash, two pot lids, squeeze.....

dunk sparge at mashout temp for 10mins, hoist again and squeeze again with pot lids.....

beercus

 

[mje1980]

I just hang mine off the hook for 10 mins while I'm bringing it to the boil. The laziest option. There is a fine line between lazy and efficient.

 

[Bridges]

More opinions and entendre in this thread.

 

[jkhlt1210]

Thanks everyone!! To squeeze it seems!

 

[manticle]

What's wrong with a single question mark?
Sorry for OT.

 

[jkhlt1210]

What's wrong with a single question mark?
Sorry for OT.

Sorry manticle I apologise for that

 

[luggy]

What's wrong with a single question mark?
Sorry for OT.

really important question?

 

[Vini2ton]

What's wrong with a single question mark?
Sorry for OT.

Delirium tremens????????

 

[jkhlt1210]

What's the big deal?????????????????????????

 

[manticle]

When the apocalypse comes and question marks are scarce as hen's teeth, you will remember this day with regret.